The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-27
IN CITY AND COU MY.
bASHES HERE AND THERE By OUR
REPORTERS.

Last Weeks Occurances in City and
County Narrated i'm Condens-
ed Paragraphs.
-Ths talk is all about railroads now.
- Our County Fathers meet in regular
session next Monday.
- The new extension of Second Street is
being macadamized.
One linen buster had the effrontery to
venture out last Saturday.
y We are informed that no less than
three marriages are on the bill of fare for
next month.
- Winston has caught the contagian
from Charlotte and Raleigh and is now ag-
itating the question of streets cars.
- The new story in THE SENTINEL is re-
ceiving many compliments and creating |
much interest among its readers.
= Mr.. H. w. Whitehead, of the Green's
boro Patriot, and lady spent several days IN
the city with relatives the past week
A negro boy was attempting to make
a raid on Aliens groceries the other evening
and was promptly kidnapped by Mr.. Wade.
= Miss Carrie Riggs returned Saturday
from an extended visit with friends at Char
lotte which she states was most pleasant
one.
On Friday night last company OF
young people enjoyed pleasant evening at
a candy stew at the residence of Mr.. ]. G..
Bessent.
The collection at the Morayian church
on last Wednesday night for the benefit OF
the Salem Female Missionary Society
amounted to s59,46.
= A balky horse raised considerable
sensation on the street the other day, in the
absence of something more absorbing to en-
gage the attention of loafers.
- Such capricious weather was never
heard of in the history of almanacs. 1t
stews, and then it freezes, and then it blows,
and then it rains, and then it Stops.
= Rev. J. L. Michaux, of Greensboro,
will preach in the NJ. P. Church, this city,
next Sunday. Holy Communion will be
administered at the morning service.
We regret to announce the death Of
Mr.. A. r. Bowers, whose severe illness from
paralysis we mentioned last week. Mr.
Bowers death occurred on Friday night.
- A horse which was hitched in stall
at Browns Warehouse, one tight last week
was badly cut in the hind quarters By 4
knife in the hands of some unknown scouri
drel.
= The young people in town are prepar
ing dramatic entertainment for the bene
tit of the Forsyth Rifemen, we understand
which will be presented to the public
shortly.
We record with regret the death Of
DIR. Joseph Hollingsworth, a leading citizen
and prominent physician of Mt. Airy, which
Thursday last
- Some fine specimens of horse flesh are
to be seen in large droves on our streets ev
cry few days. winston Gas our friend Bot
Mosely says is getting to be frst-class
horse market. So trot 'em in"
Miss Imogen Barksdale formerly Of
this city is now with the large wholesale and
retail dry goods and millinery establishment
of S. r. Murkland, Lynchburg. This house
does an extensive mail order business.
We have received an invitation to the
celebration of the Anniversary of the Liter
any Societies at Wake Forest College. which
takes place Friday night, Feb. IL. The
card Is handsomely and Hastily designed.
- The members of the W. CT. U. will
give "molasses pulling at the Juliar
House Friday night. Ten cents admission
will be charged and the proceeds will b.
devoted to literary purposes for the benefit
of their Union.
The grocery store of Mr. J. B. Warner
was broken into on last Wednesday might
and the money drawer rifed of It's contents
The theft has been fastened on negro nam
ed John Powers, by identifying some of the
money he tried to pass.
- Mr.. Hoffman desires us to correct the
report current that he is to return to Wash
lngton his former home. He says he in
tends to remain in Winston and continue in
'the dry goods business at his present stand
IN the Buxton-Shelton Block.
A gentleman by the name of Thomas
wright, arrived in the city Saturday with
a drove OF horses. On Sunday, in looking
for friend he accidentally slipped and in
some way fell upon one leg, the result OF
which was broken leg-near the ankle.
The many lady and gentlemen friends
of Miss Lizzie Axsom gave her a surnr;se
party at her home on Cherry Street last
Wednesday evening, being the occasion Of
her birthday. Miss Lizzie was the recipi-
-ent of several valuable tokens, and all spent